Combined section folder and press, and foundation fastener for honey-combs



March 12, 1929. coo s 1,705,327 COMBINED SECTION FOLDER AND PRESS, AND FOUNDATION FASTENER FOR HONEY coNBs Filed Nov. 6, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet y .ZZJ'ZZIJI! 600115 March 12, 1929. R. L. coNs COMBINED SECTION FOLDER AND PRBSS,AND FOUNDATION FASTENER FOR HONEY corms Flled Nov 6 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVZ'NTOIZ 5 EOZZzZ n C(m'n/S March 12, 1929.

R. L. COONS COMBINED SECTION FOLDER AND PRESS, AND

FOUNDATION FASTENER FOR HONEY COMBS Filed Nov. s, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVIZNTOJ March 12, 1929. coous 1,705,327

COMBINED SECTION FOLDER AND mass, mm

FOUNDATION FASTENER FOR HONEY couss Filed Nov. 6, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 0' L71, are-n49 Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

. UNITED STATES 1,205,327 PATENT FFICE.

ROLLIN L. COONS, OF OOUDERSPOR'I,PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED SECTION FOLDER AND PRESS, AND FOUNDATIOII FASTENER FOR HONEY- COMES.

Application filed November and manually forced into engagement with a side of the section until said foundation adheres to the section.

One of the objects of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages set forth above or eliminate the majority of the'manual operations by making the machine semiautomatic and carrying out all the operations to procuce the complete section and attached foundation.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange the parts that the section receiving chamber is in an inclined position making it convenient for the operator to drop the foundation into place and increasing the visibilityof the operations. I

A further object of my invention is to provide for projecting the hot plate into the section-through the operations of the folding Win and to trip said hot plate by the actuation of the operating lever as the section end closure is folded and locked.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a forming block on the folding wing about which block the section is partly folded, said block also acting as a positioning device or rest for the foundation.

Other objects are to provide means to guide 7 6, 1926. Serial No. 148,836.

by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1, is a side elevation of the combined section folder and press and foundation fastener constructed according to my invention with the parts illustrated in thepositions assumed when ready to receive the section.

Fig. 2, is anenlarged fragmentary side elevation with parts broken. away and illustrating the first movement of the machine;

Fig. 3, is a rear view of Fig. 1.

F ig. 4, is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 5, is a top plan view of the machine in the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4.

Fig. 6, is also a top plan View at the end of the final operation. I y i Fig. 7, is a perspective view of the finished product made by theme of this machine.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation of the upperend of the member '17 with a portion broken away and shown in section to illustrate the adjustability of the pin which coacts with other elements'todraw the side members toward each other. A

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 15 represents a base of suitable shape and dimensions which may, be secured directly to a supporting surface, such as the floor of a building, or it may be provided with a transverse foot piece 16 at its forward end on which the operators feet may be placed to prevent the machine from tipping or moving about while in use when not permanently secured. To the rear end of the base at the sides thereof are secured the side or frame members 17 and 18 which are inclined forwardly and upwardly, or. are arranged obliquelyjto the base of the machine so that the upper ends are substantially in line with the eyes of the operator sitting in front of the machine. QThese side pieces are adjustable relative to each other by means of a tie rod 19 having right and left hand threads and screwed, into said side pieces intermediate their ends at a point above their middle.

In the sidepicces is mounted a bolt 20 or axle for the operating lever 21 which is mounted between washers on the projecting guides 24: mounted on opposite faces of the side pieces 17 and provided with right angled flanges which register with the guide-way 25 formed on opposite faces of the slide 23.

It may be well to mention at this point that the frame or side members are further supported on the base by braces 27 and 28 one of which is connected with each of the side pieces 17 and 18 respectively, and to the base.

To the lower portion of the slide 23 is PlV'. oted one end of the connectin rod 29, as at 80, while the other end of said connecting rod is pivoted to the leg 31 of the operating lever, as at 32, and the distance between the points 20. 32 and 30, Fig. l, is such that when the leg of the operating lever and the connect ing rod 29 are in endwise alignmei'it, the slide 23 is in its extremelmvcr position.

One of the functions of the slide is to operate the section end folder and locker 33 through the medium of the pitman' 34, one end of which is pivoted at to the slide while the other end is pivoted at 36 to said section end folder and locker. Said section end folder and locker 33 is hinged as at 3*!" to the upper end of the side orframe member 18,

and is adapted to bridge the spacebetween 'is adjustable in order that any lost motion or wear on the parts may be taken up from time to time, or so that the upper ends of the side or frame members may be drawn toward each other, more or less, according to the size of any set of sections, and in order that the slide may pass over the bearing pin, the upper end. of said slide may be grooved, as indicated at 4:1. 7

Projecting downwardly from opposite sides of the folder and locker at the free end of the latter are side panels t2 the inner ends of which are beveled, as at 43, in orderto assist in aligning parts of the section, as will be morefully later described.

On the rear edges of the side or frame members near their upper ends is mounted a section stop a l, the same having one end permanently secured to one of the side members by screws 4;) ortheir equivalent, while the other end is connected with the other side member by screws 46 which pass through slots al.7- in the section stop, thereby permitting the side members to be drawn toward each other by the cam pin 38 when engaging the bearing pin 40, as previouslydescribed. On the inner surface of the section stop are secured comb foundation giudes 48 which. are adjustable by means of the adjusting screws 49, having presently described.

threaded engagement with the section stop and in'ipinging against the inner surfaces of the come guides, so as to force them away from the section stop, and when said screws are backed out, said guides will remain toward the section stop through the inherent resiliency of the metal, from which said guides are formed.

On the inner surface of each side or frame member is mounted the section holder 50 by means of a bolt 51 and its associated nut 52, or other equivalent fastening means, the said bolt passing through a slot 53 in the holder to permit of adjustment of the latter. It

for and in order that both holders can be.

made to align with each other.

To the forward faces of the side or frame members are hinged the lower ends of the limbs 54 of thefolding wing 55, and as herein illustrated, the hinges 56 beside being attached to the limbs of the folding wing are also attached to blocks '57, which may be mountedon the front faces of the side members or may be projecting parts thereof. The folding wing carries a forming block 58 which is adapted to beprojected into the space between the side or frame members above the section holders 50, and which space, I term, the section receiving chamber, for convenience of description. The upper end of the forming block is preferably beveled, as at 59, in order that the entrance to the receiving chamber may be as wide as possible, while below the folding block and spaced therefrom is a, folding jig 60, and into the space between said folding jig and the forming block is projected the hot plate to be The folding wing is limited in its downward or opening movement by'a latch 61 pivoted to one side of said wing and cooperating with a pin 62 on one of the side or frame members.

Projecting from one of the limbs ofthe folding wing beyond its hinge point and longitudinally thereof is a tail piece 63 carrying a pin 6% for cooperation with the indent ofthe catch 65, having one end pivoted as at 66 to the hot plate arm 67, which is pivoted intermediate its ends as at 68 to one of the frame or side members, and, as will be noted, the catch is pivoted above the pivoting point of said hot plate arm.

On the upper end of the hot plate arm is adjustably mounted a bracket 69 by means of a screw 70 or its equivalent passing through the hot plate arm and through a slot in said bracket. The bracket is of right angle shape, as plainly seen in Fig. 3, and is provided with a slot 71 in its horizontal arm for the reception of a bolt 72 or other suitable through a slot '73 in the shank 74 of the hot the hot plate forward or backwardand sidewise, and the bracket itself being adjustedupon the hot plate arm, it may be moved up or down on said arm, and rotated so as to properly position the hot plate for entrance into the space between the, forming block and jig.v

The hot plate is normally held in its forward position or the positionillustrated in Fig. 1 by means of a spring 76, one end of which is attached to the anchor 77 as the stationery element, said anchor preferably eing formed from stiff wire and secured to one of the side or frame members, while. the other. end of said spring is suitably attached to. the hot plate arm below its pivoting point 68, and the movement of said arm'by said spring is limitedthrough the medium of a stop 7 8 carried by the lower free end of saidarm and coacting with the brace 27.

v In order to trip the catch 65 so as to disenit from the pin 64, a trigger 79 is pivoted intermediate its ends at 80, and said ends are separated so that looking at the side of the machine the trigger is substantially an inverted V with one end turned inward to underlie the nose of the catch 65 andthe other end turned downward for coaction with the trigger operating cam 81, the latter being lined on the slide and having a lower beveled or cam end 82, which will ride under the out wardly projecting end of the trigger and actuate it to raise the nose of the catch, thereby disengaging the latter from the pin 64, and permitting the spring'76 to act upon the hot plate arm.

In order thatthe hot platemay be properly heated a suitable heating device 83, herein shown as a lamp resting upon a platform 84 is provided with a standard 85 having a lon-' gitudinal slot 86 therein whereby said platform is adj ustablymounted through the medium of a bolt 87 or its equivalent passing through one of the side or framemembers and through the longitudinal slot in the standard 85.

- In order to make further adjustments for positioning the comb foundation, secondary guide fingers 88 may have their upper ends secured to the upper end of the forming block with their lower ends free so that they may be moved away from the forming block by means of adjusting screws 89, while their inherent resiliency will cause them to return toward the forming block, as the screws 89 are backed out.

in actual practice, the operation of the device is as follows:

One of the transversely grooved strips is positioned by the operator across the folding wing below the jig with that portion of the strip which will become an end 90, Fig. 2, of the section against said jig, thereby permitting the side members 91 of the section until. it enters plate outward.

to be folded inward against the forming block 58. When this has been done, the folding wing is elevated'or swung on its hinges section receiving chamber our,

and lies inside of the frame or side members l7 and 18 with theforming blookinside of the section thus formed, and at the end of the movement of the folding wing the sides of the section will be tightly held between the section stop and said folding wing.

The movement of the folding wing'into the closed position as illustrated in Fig.2 causes the upper end of the hot plate arm 67 to be drawn inward through the medium of the catch 65 and against the action of the spring 7 6 so that the hot plate 7 5 is projected into the space between the lower end of-the forming block 58 and 60, and as said hot plate overlies the heating device 83 during its period of rest it is maintained at a temperature sufficient to melt the wax of the foundation 92, which is dropped into the receiving chamber, while the folding. wing is in the closed position, and therefore one edge I within the partially folded section lying within the receiving chamber, the operating lever is actuated causing thev slide 23 to be moved downward, thus carrying the cam 81 back of the outwardly projecting-tend of the trigger 79, so as to lift the opposite end and trip the catch 65, which will permit the spring 76 to function, and draw the hot Upon withdrawal of the hot plate from the receivingtchamber, the foundation 92 resting thereon will drop down on to the end wall of the honey oombsection to which the foundation will adhere. The foundation will be properly positioned in the center of the section due to the position of the forming block and the adjustment of the guides 48, or when guides 88 are used then the foundation is positioned due to the adjustments of both sets of guides 48 and 88.

The continued movement of the operating handle swings the section end folderand locker 33 downward through the medium of the grooves of the section strip, said section end 93 might not properly align with the coacting section side, said section end will be moved into proper aligning position by the beveled ends of the panels42 which move over the section. end 93, as the folder and locker 33 is closed due to. the difference in positions of the hinge of the member 33 and the folding line of the section end When the folder and locker 33 hasreached its limit of movement the serrations of the section end 93 will be pressed into interlocking engagement withsimilar serrations on the coacting section side and at the same time the cam pin 38 engagingthe bearing pin 40 "will cause the frame side members 17 and 18 to be drawn together at their upper ends and thus force the serrated section side into firm engagement with the serrated section end 93. I

During the final. operations the panels l2 pass over one of the frame side members of the machine and over a portion of the folded section as well as over a part of the folding wing 55 so that the latter will not open until the OPQIZtfll'lQllflIldlG reversed.

ld hen the operatii 3; handle is reversed the folding wing will be released and will drop by gravity into its open position where it .is held by the latch til then the frame side members of the machine are released and the folder and locker finally moved into its raised position, thus releasing the folded section with the attached foundation so that it may be readily removed from the receiving chamber.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction. as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim asnew and useful is:

frame, a forming block on the wing and. about whlch a section 1s partially folded, a

hot plate actuated by the folding wing for pro ection 1nto the chamber, a section end folder, and a mechanism to trip the hot plate and simultaneously actuate the section end folder for moving the serrated portions of a section into locking position. V

2. Thestructure set forth in claim 1 wherein the receiving chamber is inclined downwardly and rearwardly.

In a deviceof the character stated, inclined side members, means on the inner surfaces of said members to hold a partially folded. section, means projectible into the space between the side members and about which the section is partially folded, means operable in one direction by a spring, and in the opposite direction by the second. named means for projection into the partially folded section to melt an edge of a wax foundation placed in the partially folded section, means,

to fold the remaining section end and press it in to interlocking engagement with a courting section side, and a mechanism to operate the last mentioned means and simultaneously trip the foundation heating means at the beginning of the operations of said mechanism.

l. The structure set forth in claim 3 in connection with means on the final section end folder and co-operating with means on one of the side members to draw said side mem bers toward each other.

5. In a device of-this character, the combinat1on with a section receiving chamber,

means folding and pressing into place the finally foldable end of the section in the chamber, of side panelson said folding means to align said section end with the section sides.

6. The structure set forth in claim 5 in which the inner ends of the panels are beveled.

7. The combination with a section folding machine includingframe side members between which is located a section receiving ch amber, a member hinged at one end to one of the frame side members and ad apted, when swung across. tho-chamber, to fold the finally foldable end of a section in the chamber, and means to actuate the hinged member, of side panels at the free end of the hinged member of less length than and projecting beyond the inner face of saidmcmber, said panels having beveled inner ends to align the finally foldable section with a coacting section side.

8. The structure set forth in claim 7, in

combination with cam pin on the free end of the hinged member, and a bearing pin on the frame side member opposite the one on which the hinged member is mounted, the cam pin coacting with the bearing pin to draw the frame side members towardv each other in order to properly position the section sides.

9. In a machine of the character stated, a frame provided with. a section receiving means to close one side of said chamberand V chamber, a member hinged to a side of the frame and coacting with the other side thereof, and adapted to fold the finally foldable serrated section. end when moved across the chamber, bearing means on said other side of the frame, means carried by the hinged member and coacting with said bearing means to draw said frame sides toward each other and therebyassist to force a serrated section side into interlocking engagement with the serrated section end, and means to operate the hinged member;

10. The structure in claim 9 wherein the bearing means on said other side of the frame and coacting with the means on the hinged member, is adjustable to compensate for lost motion and wear on the parts.

11. A machine of the class stated, including frame side members providing a section re ceiving chamber therebetween, a section stop positioned across the rear of said side members, guides carried by said stop and projecting into the chamber, means to adjust the pospring actuated in one direct-ion, means to heat said plate, mechanism to transmit motion from the wmg to the hot plate whereby the ill) latter is projected into the chamber as the wing is closed on said chamber, said plate extending into the space between the block and jig with the spring under tension, and means to trip the hot plate so as to-release it from the wing and permit the spring to act on the hot plate.

12. The structur set forth in claim 11, in combination with a member hinged to one of the frame side members and coacting with the other of said side members, and means to operate said hinged member and actuate the trip means for releasing the hotplate from the wing.

13. A combined section folder and press and foundation fastener for honey combs comprising inwardly inclined frame side members providing a section receiving chamber therebetween at their upper ends, holders, means to adjustably mount said holders on the inner surfaces of the frame members, a section stop disposed across the rear edges of the frame members, a folding wing hinged to the forward edges of the frame members and manually operable to close the front of the receiving chamber, forming means on the wing about which a section is partially foldable prior to insertion in the receiving chamber. due to swinging the wing toward said chamber, a hot plate, spring actuated in one direction, means connected with the wing to move the hot plate against the action of the spring for projecting it intothe receiving chamber, means to heat said hot plate, means to fold the finally foldable section end, means to operate the last mentioned means and means connected with the operating means to trip the hot plate and permit the spring to withdraw said hot plate while leaving the wing in the raised position, said hot plate melting an edge of a wax foundation inserted in the partially folded section whereby said foundation will adhere to a wall of the section upon dropping thereon, as the hot plate is withdrawn.

let. The structure set forth in claim 13 in combination with guides adjustably mounted on the section stop and other guides adjustably mounted on the means carried by the wing, and about which the section is partially foldable.

15. In a machine of the class described, a section receiving chamber, a folding wing hinged adjacent said chamber, means on said wing about which a section is partially folded, said wing being manually operable to project the partially folded section into the chamber, an oscillating hot plate, motion transn'iitting means to oscillate the hot plate in one direction, a spring tending to move the hot plate in the opposite direction, means to heat said hot plate, aslide, means to operate said slide, means associated with said slide to trip the hot plate, means to fold the finally foldable section end, and means to transmit motion from the slide to the means which folds the finally foldable section end. i

16. The structure set forth in claim 15 in combination with guides in the chamber to guide a wax foundation into a desired location relative to the section in the chamber, and means to adjust said guides.

17. In a machine of the character described, a frame, a folding wing hinged to said frame, an oscillating hot plate pivoted tcthe frame, a spring ten ding to hold the hot plate in an inoperative position, a catch pivoted to the oscillating hot plate, an'extension carried by the wing and projecting beyond its hinging point, a pin carried by said extension for cooperation with the catch whereby an inward swinging movement of the wing will transmit an inward swinging movement to the oscillating hot plate, a pivoted trigger associated with the catch, a slide, a cam on said slide to actuate the trigger for disengaging the catch from its pin and permitting the hot plate to be moved to its inoperative position through the medium of the spring while the wing remains in its inward position, means to actuate the slide, a section end folder, and means for transmitting motion from the slide to said section end folder.

18. The structure set forth in claim 17 wherein theoscillating hot plate includes an arm, a bracket adjustably mounted on the upper end of said arm, and the hot plate proper adj ustably connected with the bracket.

In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto affiXed my signature.

BOLLIN L. COONS. 

